On Our Radar

The week has come to a close, which only means one thing: it's time for another installment of On Our Radar! We're rounding up some of the most interesting things we read this week.

Canadian teen melodrama Degrassi: The Next Generation is adding a trans character to the cast. Jos Truitt of Feministing is optimistic for the potential of a "good learning opportunity".

At Colorlines, Julianne Hing writes on the stunningly ignorant makeup collaboration between MAC Cosmetics and high-fashion line Rodarte. The collection, inspired by the "etheral nature" of Juarez, Mexico, a free-trade zone city that is notorious for the number of women between the ages of 12 and 22 who have been raped and murdered with little or no response from police. Hing also includes the apology issued by both MAC and Rodarte, which promises to donate a portion of the proceeds to charity.

On the Ms. blog, Kim Voss stresses that the women's pages of 1950's and 1960's weren't just about fashion and homemaking- they often included progressive political and social issues that other newspaper sections never touched.

On Womanist Musings, Renee Martin takes a look at how TLC'S child beauty pageant documentary series Toddlers & Tiaras exemplifies the "Euro-Centric standard of beauty" and its effect on girls of color.

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Some shameless self promotion

Please excuse me while I shamelessly self promote something I wrote over at Women's Eye on Media that I think could use a little more attention than what it is currently getting around the blogosphere just because there's really a lot more to say about not only the story, but how we treat teenage girls and their sexuality. -- <a href="http://www.womenseyeonmedia.com/2010/07/taylor-momsen-divulges-her-vibra... Momsen Divulges Her Vibrator is Her Best Friend, the World Gasps in Horror</a>

this case of transphobia

this case of transphobia really fascinated/outraged me. A deceased firefighter's mom sues the transgender widow to block her from getting benefits, saying she commited fraud because she was born a woman and same-sex marriage isn't legal in Texas.